Bioinformatics

BIOLOGY 315

Dr. Karen Guzman

 

 

Class Messages:

Graded Project #1 was sent out by email over the weekend.  Contact me if you have questions.

Project #2 Presentation Schedule

Course Information:

Syllabus

Assignment Instructions - #1-14

Discovery Questions Assigned - updated 10/24/07

Case Study Instructions

Discussion Session Instructions

Project Instruction; Option B

Course Evaluation Supplement

 

 

Class Resources:

Interesting Articles

Review of book resources

Outlines & Powerpoints

Exercises & Assignment Materials

Computer Tips

Class Discussions

Quiz Prep & Materials

Project #1 Materials

 

 

Web Resources:

General Resources:

Textbook Web Page

Dictionaries:

Dictionary/Thesaurus: WordIQ

Definition of Bioinformatics

Computer terms

Computer User High Tech Dictionary

Webopedia

Dictionary of Cell Biology

BioTech Life Sciences Dictionary

Milestones in Bioinformatics

 
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Bioinformatics Tools & Links:

National Center for Biotechnology Information

European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

ClustalW at EBI

The International HapMap Project

For other tools, see textbook web page

 

Interesting Links:

Synthetic Biology

NY Times article

Wikipedia

New Atlantis (Journal of Technology & Society)

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Synthetic Biology symposium

Epigenetics:

What is the Epigenome?

DNA Destiny?

Phylogeny:

Tree of Life

Barcode of Life

Evolution of the Genetic Code

Proteins:

Online Macromolecular Museum

Database of Macromolecular Movements

Molecules in Motion

First Glance in Jmol

More about Bioinformatics

BioExchange: jobs, tools & more

Harvard Dpt of Cell & Molec Biol: portal to other links

 

 

Background Resources:

General, Cell, & Molecular Biology by Kimball

Molecular Biology Web Book

NCBI Science Primer

EBI 2 can

See also Review Materials for H. S. Teachers

 

 

Miscellaneous:

B anthracis Sequence

Calpain Sequences: Set #1, Set #2, Set #3

TSC1 Sequence

ARSA Sequence

CD_Sequences

 

Resources for High School Students:

For Students: originally part of the High School Seminar Series Program, Spring 2005

For Teachers: open to attendees of the NCBC Workshop: "...Using Bioinformatics to Learn About Disease", July 2005